Let there be Light – Winter Health Update
- Posted by editor on December 30th, 2008 filed in Avoiding Heart Disease, Information, Research, Understanding Heart Disease
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Many people prefer to stay indoors where it is warm and toasty specially when the weather outside is biting cold. This may feel good but during the winter months when the days get shorter and nights longer, sunlight becomes more important for your health. Associated with the synthesis of vitamin D for the body, sunlight in ample amounts can lessen the risks of heart disease and other illnesses. According to researchers, those who get less sunlight during the cold weather are more likely to develop heart problems than those who opt to stay out longer. Experts agree that one needs not go out for the daily needs of sunlight but a mere opening of the windows to let more sunlight in and a toasty chair indoors would be enough. Vitamin D is useless unless synthesized by the body through the skin so get those rays for a more healthy you.